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Unemployment rates have skyrocketed in Northern Arizona during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Office of Economic Opportunity, Coconino County’s unemployment rate more than doubled from 8.1-percent in March to 16.9-percent in April with just over eight-thousand new unemployment insurance claims in 2020. Yavapai County saw the biggest jump in numbers with the jobless rateFull Story

Arizona’s cases of COVID-19 are now over 24-hundred with 65 deaths. State health officials say there are now 2,456 cases in the state. State officials say there are 163 cases now in Coconino County, 210 in Navajo County, 50 in Yavapai County and 25 in Apache County. Most cases are in the 20-to-44 year oldFull Story

Statewide cases of COVID-19 are nearing 13-hundred. The latest figures show 1,289 people who have tested positive for the coronavirus and there have been 24 deaths. State health officials says Coconino County is up to 81 cases, Navajo County is at 91, Yavapai has 24 cases and Apache has 16. In Maricopa County alone thereFull Story

The Arizona Department of Health Services is reporting an outbreak of Hepatitis A that is affecting eight counties in the state, including Navajo and Yavapai counties. Department head Dr. Cara Christ says “this is part of a larger national outbreak that’s being seen in other states.” She adds, “we are at 353 cases among veryFull Story

Fire restrictions are in effect in many of areas of Northern Arizona today. The Coconino, Kaibab and Prescott national forests, as well as in Yavapai and Coconino counties, as well as the city of Flagstaff, begin restrictions. Open fires will not be allowed in most places, except in maintained campgrounds in the forests. In theFull Story

Prescott Fire crews were called to a vehicle fire on the Yavapai Reservation Thursday. Tribal police officers reported a truck was on fire on Prickly Pear Cactus Drive at around 3:30 p.m. Two officers tried to put out the fire with extinguishers, but didn’t have any luck as it spread throughout the bed of theFull Story

The state’s unemployment rate is up two-tenths of a percent in August from where it was in July. The jobless rate is now six-point-three-percent. State officials say six of the state’s eleven job sectors showed increases, while five posted losses. Construction continued to show weakness, due in part to a slow increase in new residentsFull Story

The state’s most populated areas continue to grow. According to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county with the most growth is Maricopa County, which saw over 74-thousand new residents. However, Coconino County saw an increase of nearly a thousand people, while Yavapai County grew by over 34-hundred people. According to census figures,Full Story

Today is election day. Polls in Yavapai County are open and won’t close until 7 p.m., rain or shine. Voter turnout is expected to be low. The Coconino County Recorder’s office is expecting 26-percent of registered county voters have either voted or will vote in today’s primary election. Election officials remind voters that are voting in personFull Story

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until Tuesday evening for southern and western Coconino County, southern Apache and Navajo counties and all of Yavapai and Gila counties. The National Weather Service says numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop through Tuesday night. The storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall and flashFull Story